The University of Kentucky recently worked with Vescio’s SportsFields to isntall Act Global turf as the surface for their new outdoor soccer intramural fields.
Intramural sports on college campuses are an awesome way for students to get involved with their peer community and promote their own health and happiness. The University of Kentucky offers a variety of tournaments, clinics, and leagues to attract students of all skill levels who wish to get involved in sports. The school strives to provide students with top quality resources to aid in a successful college career, including providing top quality turf systems to its intramural leagues. For players and athletes of all skill levels, the quality of the surface they are playing on can have a significant impact on their safety and performance. Act Global artificial turf is engineered with player safety as the number one consideration. The University of Kentucky has taken excellent measures not only to promote the power of playing sports but also in keeping students safe while they do so.
Our technical director explains how our synthetic turf systems are designed to maximize player’s safety and comfort to soccer players:
- Our surfaces are fast under the foot and provide sufficient firmness to limit fatigue injuries to the lower extremities of the player’s body. In other words, they provide the right balance between Shock Absorption (the surface absorbs lots of energy during the impact thus provides safety) and Deformation (the surface does not deform too much during the impact thus provides springiness and performance). To give a bad example: a beach of sand will absorb lots of energy when you run on it but deforms too much under the feet thus creates feet instability and risks of fatigue injuries.
- Our surface is designed to provide proper Rotational Resistance (traction) to ensure foot stability and to enable quick release of the shoes during rotation and traction movements. If Rotational Resistance is too high, you have a risk of twisting knees, ankles. If it is too low, a risk of slippery over the surface.
- Our surface maintains consistent and uniform ball-to-surface interactions (ball bounce, ball roll) for a better ball control. Soccer players want to have consistent ball-to-surface interactions wherever they play, from pitch to pitch, in order to adapt quickly to new conditions of play. Our rubber and sand mix is adjusted to absorb sufficient energy at the impact of the ball in order to get a bounce that is not too high. Our Bonar yarn is a blend of winged diamond and diamond shape yarns, the 1rst one provides softness to the skin for comfort and the second is stiff to ensure the ball roll is sufficiently slowed down and the ball is controlled properly during the dribbles.
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